Jym Harris

“I realized just how much competition there was and came to the conclusion that the only way I had any shot at even being heard (especially without having much money) was to learn what to do to promote the band nationally and basically out-work other musicians at promoting myself and the band.”  – Joe Sims […]

ANOTHER BALLBUSTER EXCLUSIVE! THIS TIME WE HOOKED UP WITH THE METAL QUEEN HERSELF, LEE AARON, TO TALK ABOUT HER PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE! ENJOY! JYM HARRIS – I think it’s fair to assume that many American headbangers like myself became aware of your music in the early 80’s. How did you initially get into the […]

After two decades, METAL CHURCH vocalist Mike Howe breaks his silence… not only by singing on the excellent comeback album ‘XI’ on Rat Pak Records but also giving BallBuster Music this Exclusive Interview! Make sure to catch Metal Church on tour this summer! So glad to have Mike back in the Metal world! Enjoy! JYM […]

I am a huge fan of Metal/Hard Rock documentaries. I’m also a Scorpions fan so this should be perfect for me, right? Actually, I didn’t really enjoy it all that much, and I’ll tell you why. This was supposed to be a five decade career retrospective of the band but while watching, I felt this […]

Hey Bangers! We have another BallBuster exclusive for ya… Here’s an interview with a young new talent in the Metal world… a foul mouthed fella by the name of RazorFist who is quickly becoming well known a Youtube “ranter” due to his work critiquing things like 80’s action films, professional wrestling, comic books and video […]

For two and a half decades, I’ve been hearing stories about a concert that happened in my hometown of Medford Oregon… a show where the band played a blistering set to only a handful of people… where the drummer’s ride cymbal broke, so he threw it into the small crowd and it exploded into pieces! […]

1. So Greg, let’s start at the beginning. Cirith Ungol was formed in the 70’s but didn’t get signed until the early 80’s, right? What do you remember about the early days? GREG: Rob Garven and I first met in English class in 7th grade in 1969, and we found we had common interests in […]

Yet another BallBuster exclusive!!! Anyone listening to Extreme Metal in the last decade has heard the voice of Nihilist. Back in the mid-90’s, I wrote the first article on his band THY INFERNAL. Let’s find out what he’s been up to since then, shall we? BallBuster: Nihilist, you & I met in the early stages of […]

So it’s Cinco De Mayo in Portland, Oregon. The show is being held at a club called ‘Nocturnal’ with a capacity of around 300…and the place is PACKED. Beyond the heavily stocked merchandise tables (I mean these guys REALLY know how to merch!) the first band ATREYU comes out looking & sounding very much like […]

Ladies & Gentleman, Earthdogs & Hellrats, please welcome… The all female tribute to, you guessed it, Iron Maiden! In all my years of doing show reviews I’m struggling to recall another moment when I felt the intensity of such a scorching performance. The vibrato soaked voice of Jenny Warren (ex-Wrathchild) captures every inflection with her […]

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Share Pederson from Vixen, Bam from Dogs D’amour & The Wildhearts,
Brent Muscat from Faster Pussycat & LA Guns, Ballbuster’s Jym Harris,
and Dino Everett from Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs

All Photos Courtesy of Troy Welles Well, even with the crazy LA freeways, our accidental trip through Compton at 11 PM, and basically being lost for far too long, I must say this show was worth the 30-hour road trip. Saturday was spent on Huntington Beach (where do these women come from???), cruising down Sunset, […]